Shirt.



l PATNTED PEB. 18, 1908 W.- L. 'suivi/BRS. y

SHIRT. APPLIUTION FILED MA'R. 18, 1907Y UNITED sTATEs PhEXT oEEiioE.

WALTER L. *'SIIEWERS, OF WIXS'ION SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA.

SHIRT;

1Y0/879,685. l Original application filed To all whom it may concern: l Be it known that I, WALTER L'. SiEwE'Rs,

a citizen of the United States, 'residing at Vv'inston Salem., in the county of Forsythi and State of North Carolina, have invented cer-tain new and useful 'Improvements in' Shirts; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description Vof the invention, such as will enable others skilledsin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

. The'invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements l of parts as will be hereinafter fully describedI and claimed.

In the accompanying tlra\\'in0s:-Figiire 1 is a frontelevation of a part olf a. shirt provided with a plurality of openings, .and means for holding closed .said openings.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a part of a shirt formed 'according to the present invention and having secured thereto a slightly modified forni of fastening means. F ig. 3 is a i detail, fragmentary rear view of a part of' a i shirtprovided with openings,` wit-h the se- 2 attached thereto.

' In constructing ashirt or the like :accord- 3 ing to the present invention, I provide in the permit the fabric body port-ion a usual which is designed to neatly fit around the neck of the wearer, and an opening in front for-enlarging the nec-k opening in order to head of the wearer t-o pass theref through. The opening infront is formed by two slot-like openings as 2 and 3, lea-ving a /tongue or intermediate portion 4 therebel tween. The tongue 4 is formed by simplyl cutting the frontI of the shirt at 2 and 3 to any desired distance, and then working the saine with fancy work as 5, of any preferred kind.

The tongue 4 is provided with a ertures- 6 and 7 and preferably neatly wor ed as an ordinary buttonhole. The apertures 6 and 7 may be positioned at any' desired point g near the upper end of tongue 4, but I prefer ably place t-he saine about midway from the center and the respective outer edges. The sides of the bodyfabric outside the-openings 2and 3 are provided with apertures 8 and 9 l which 4are preferably worked similarly to i apertures 6 and 7. In order to provide securing means for closing the openings 2 and i 3 I use a ribbon, or tape or cord as 10, which is designed to extend through aperture 8, t

I Specification of Letters Patent.

l walls of the openings 2 neck opening 1 t.

Patented Feb. 18,1908.

January 11.1907. Serial No. 3511.886. Divided and this application filed March 18. 1907. Serial No. 363.11%

drawn 'tight for bringing the edges-of the side vportions of the body fabric toward theiedges g ingthe collarportion in position around the neck. This will firmly secure together, the and 3 and yet will vobviate the 'necessity ot using hooks and eyes,

3 buttons and `the like.

The ribbon or tape or cord 10 may be 1 threaded through apertures 6, T, S and 9 in any desired way,`but I preferably pass the end of'the tape 7 from the outside vinwa-rd u 'through aperture 8, thenfrom the outside inwardly through aperture 6, thence outwardly through aperture y7 and again' outwardly 'through aperture '9. This has somewhatthe gy effect of weaving the tape 1() in and out so g as to prevent the accidental removal of the saine, and also. provide positive means for holding tongue 4 ina correct position.

slightly modified 'y In Fig. 2 will .be seen a form of securing means in w iich tongue 4 is not provided with apertures 6 and 7.- A ribbon as 10 is used andis passed through apertures 8 and 9 in any desired wa preferably as the sanie is passed throng apertures S and 9 of the preferred structure. After the ribbon 10 has been placed in position it is secured to tongue 4 in any desired manner, but preferably sew the same oentrally thereof near the upper end. In practical operation I find it advisable to simply sew the ribbon 10 in posit-ion on'tongue 4 by using a buttonhole worker with the knife removed so. that there will be simply two rows of stitches as 1 l and 12. It wil-l, of course,` be evident that the ribbon 10 may be sewed Vin position on tongue 4 before the same is inserted lthrough apertures 8 and 9. llvhen this is done each end of ribbon 10 will be passed through apertures 8 and9 respectively and when it is desired to secure the openings 2 and 3 together the saine is crossed and tied,or if desirable tied in any convenient manner.

In order to form a firmer support or stronger base for the threads used in working apertures 6, 7, 8 and .9, and for threads 11 ant 12, I- yprovide any desired form of closely wovencloth as 13, 14 and 15. The pieces of reinforcing cloth 13,'14 and 1'5 are held in .V

place by any usual fancy work that may be' desired, as 16. As will be clearly seen from Fig. 3 the reinforcing strip of clot-h 14, forms a good base ,for threaf.s 11 and 12 4and will A er rv will 'referred'frmshownin Fi 1 and the-modi:

,Y stantia ly longitiidinally ofthe. body portion l* l t position, and inthe least-*strain o'r tear the shirt not when the apertures 2 and 34 are drawn to'- gether-by the:ribbon.

I preferably use'the reinforcing members 13,-14 and 15in connection' with both thev ed form shown in. Fig, 2, ut as will 'be fevident, -I may dispense with thel same.lv The. use of'lreinforcing' strips, however, provides a stronger vs trnctre than are usually employed. 'i

. v"This'is adivis'ionalap lication of my co; pendingapplication fors irts, iiled- Jan. `1 1., V1907, and ea'ring Serial No. 351,886.

Hav-ing `thus fully described my invention,

' wha-tI claimy as new and desired to secureby Letters Patent is :e

1. 'Ina shirt, a body portion of. fabric hav 'ing a neck opening and formed'with slot-like 'i openin s spaced apart andextending subt' andopenin 'into the necko ening,` leaving an interme viate portion of t e body fabric Vand side portions .spaced therefrorm' and a .A tape connected to said intermediate ortion and engaging said side portions for rawing the side portions toward the Y fro'm theneck opening do'Wnt side 4portions spaced' therefrom, 'said side envaging the intermediate portion.

. t WALTER L. SIEWER'S. lVitnesses: v

JOHN vL. FLETCHER, `A. S. KITCHIN.

V n testimony whereof I afix my signature .Vin presence oftWo witnesses.'

portions beingformed With'eyes and atape 

